Improvement in vehicle-wheels



J. BACQN. VEHICLE-WHEEL.

No. 193,747. 'Patent ed July 31,1877.

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N, PETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTONv D. C.

IINITEI) STATES JEROME BACON, OF MEDINA, WIS.,ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS OFHIS RIGHT TO GILBERT BACON AND ALMOND V. HOLGOMB, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLE-WHEELS.

. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [93,747, dated July31, 1877; application filed July 21, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEROME Bacon, of Medina, in the county of Outagamieand State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inWheels and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a plan view of my wheel;and Fig.

'2 is a transverse central sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view of the felly, showing manner in which thespoke is entered.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a wheel for vehicles, as willbe hereinafter more fully set forth.

The annexed drawing, to which reference is made, fully illustrates myinvention.

The hub of my wheel is composed of a hub, A, with flange A, and a box,B, projecting from the same, and a loose hub, O,

against the spokes, said spokes will be tightly and firmly held inposition.

On the end of the box B is then screwed a cap, H, to retain the oil, andprevent any dirt or dust entering between the box and the hub O.

G represents the felly of the wheel made in one single piece of steel orother suitable metal and forming a combined felly and tire.

The felly G is made tapering or inclined on both sides, as shown at d d,forming a narrow flat tread, E, around the periphery of the folly, theinner edge of the felly being made wider than the outer. Thisconstruction of the folly renders it easy traveling through the sand andmud, as the tread, being narrow, will easily pass down into the sand ormud, and the inclined sides d at will so to say.compress the sand or mudon both sides, and prevent the wheel from sinking in too deep.

Around the inner circumference of the felly G, at suitable equaldistances apart, are formed a series of circular recesses or sockets, h,in the bottom of each of which is formed a smaller circular recess, 1'.

These recesses are to receive the outer ends of the spokes E, the bodyof the spoke resting in the recess h while a tenon, 00, formed on theend of the spoke, enters and rests in the bottom of the recess 5, thusforming two solid bearings at the end of each spoke.

111 case of shrinkage of the spokes, they can easily be tightened lengthwise by interpos- Between the recesses h the inner surface of the fellyGis hollowed out or beveled on both sides, as shown at yy, to improve theappearance of the wheel, and mainly to cause the sand and dirt to easilyfall off, and not be carried up by the wheel.

The wheel thus constructed is light, and at the same time strong anddurable, and not liable to get out of order.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a wheel for vehicles a metallic felly made in one piece withinclined sides d converging to the narrow tread e, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

2. A metallic felly made in one piece with inclined sides converging tothe narrow tread e, and having the double recesses h 11 on the innersurface,substantially as and for the pur poses set forth.

3. In a wheel for vehicles, the combination of a metallic felly made inone piece with in- In testimony that I claim the above I have clinedsides, converging to the narrow tread hereunto subscribed my name'in thepresence 0, and having double recesses in its inner of two witnesses.

surface, and the spokes having teuons at their 7, JEROME BACON. outerends, whereby a double bearing is af- Witnesses: fordedat the outer endof each spoke, sub- JAMES SHEELY,

stantially as and for the purposes set forth. J NO. D. PATTEN.

